baby steps towards success.

I've set out on a new weight loss adventure sparked by a website of all things. http://sparkpeople.com One of the more encouraging things I'm picking up from this website is to start with baby steps towards a better lifestyle (eg. healthier eating, better fitness). If you plunge in all at once you're bound to fail and give up, but if you take baby steps and transition yourself there, you're far more likely to succeed.

Today in one of their many words of encouragement came a newsletter talking about the steps of success. Step 15 struck a cord with me today, here it is:

15. Be passionate: Striving towards a goal without passion is like a fire which slowly runs out of fuel to burn. Get excited, this will mean that you will love what you are doing. Methodically check your behaviors against impassioned dreams developed as a child. Always share the child within amongst your peers; the dreams of the child can help shape the creative force of the adult.